Cycling Tours
Upon arrival, your guide will meet you at the Airport and transfer you for your visit to Borobudur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Please choose a flight arrives at the latest 11:00am). Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist monument and the largest human made structure in the southern hemisphere. It predates Angkor Wat by 300 years and Notre Dame by 200 years. Rediscovered in 1815, it has been excavated and returned to its original glory. The stone relief panels offer a clear glimpse into Buddhist doctrine and Javanese life 1,000 years ago. You will have plenty of time to amble about this fabulous monument. Afterward, we will take you to explore the village of Candirejo by horse and cart to learn more about the traditional lifestyle. We will then return to Yogyakarta and enjoy lunch at local restaurant. In the evening, you will have free time at leisure. PLEASE NOTE: At the moment all the visitors are not allowed to enter and climb up the stupa of Borobudur Temple. Visitors are allowed up to zone 1 (the Pelataran/Temple yard) only. Meals: Lunch
After breakfast, we depart to Klangon, which is a village in the slope of Merapi Volcano about 3 - 4 km from the summit. Enjoy mountain biking combined with a village tour. This cycling tour is suitable for beginners through to advanced cyclists and there is a bend that you will encounter that is quite challenging. On the edge, there is a ravine with a view of the lava flow from Merapi when it erupts and looks amazing. The downhill path passes through the forest, gardens and villages. Cyclists' adrenaline will be spurred when met with long derivative bends and slightly bumpy roads, everything along the way makes it an interesting experience. Overall the characteristics of this Klangon's track are 80% soil, sand and gravel and 5% macadam and asphalt, with a light drop, jump, peddling, bend and sliding. Afterwards, we make our way back to the hotel. Meals: Breakfast
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This morning, the tour will give you a good impression of the City of Yogyakarta. Generally considered as the heartland of the venerable Javanese culture. Your first visit is is to Kota Gede, Yogya's silver street, has many shops ranging from small hideouts in the little alleys to real superstores but they all produce the finest jewellery and costly silver. In another section of town, the Kraton, the Palace of the Sultan, still breaths an atmosphere of past grandeur. Further down the street, you may walk through the small alleys of a mysterious place called the Water Castle, a network of pleasure domes, canals and charming ponds all complete with secret hideaways and rooftop chambers. At lunch, indulge in a selection of Javanese delicacies before we visit the splendid Temple Complex of Prambanan, which is a short drive east of the city centre. Comprising more than 200 large and smaller buildings, this place is a permanent reminder of Java's Hindu past. Right in the centre of the inner walls, the 47 metre high Loro Jonggrang triumphs over the nearby plains. This grand monument is dedicated to the God Shiva. Wonderful bass relieves tell the old Indian story of Ramayana. The whole area is a true Open-Air Museum of Javanese antiquity, with abundant stone marks of the past and remains of Buddhist and Hindu Temples. PLEASE NOTE: At the moment all the visitors is not allowed to enter the chamber of the Prambanan Temple. Visitors is allowed up to zone 1 (the Pelataran/Temple yard) only. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, we will depart to Sentoto, Kulon Progo District, to explore the village by bicycle. Here you will experience the daily life of the local people and have the opportunity to use old fashioned bicycles (Sepeda 'onthel'). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Denpasar. Upon arrival at Ngurah Rai Airport, our guide will meet us and drive to Ubud home of artists' village. Upon arrival, we will check-in at the hotel. The rest of the day is free at leisure. Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, you will have a safety briefing (helmet and protection provided) and depart in the company of an English Speaking cycling guide for a tour of approximately 2 hours, with photo stops, encountering the countryside and the rice fields on small roads with little traffic crossings of the villages of Banjar Karmuti and Buangga. We will take you through the small roads passing the rainforest, rice terrace and plantations. En route, we stop in small villages and rice paddies to discover the Balinese daily life and take beautiful pictures. We will also stop at Masceti Temple, located in the middle of rice fields. This Temple is worshipped by people who have rice fields in this Temple area. We will then continue to visit silver crafts at Desa Bongkasa and the Black Beekeeper (honey black beekeeper) at Desa Taman. After about 2 hours of cycling, we will relax and enjoy lunch at the Compound House in Ketogan Village. There you will be served traditional Balinese food by friendly staff. Return to Hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, our guide will meet you at the hotel for your visit to Wenara Wana, also called the Ubud Monkey Forest, a Nature Reserve and a Temple Complex located in Ubud. There are four groups of monkeys who occupy different areas in this park including approximately 340 long-tailed monkeys. This place is also a popular tourist attraction in Ubud. It has become more popular, since Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of England visited the village in 1974. We then visit Ubud Art Market to see some beautiful souvenirs. This place became one of Bali's premier tourist destinations for domestic and foreign tourists. Fresh produce such as fruits, vegetables, poultry and local snacks can be purchased from the wet market. Ubud Palace is a Royal Palace of Ubud with beautiful Balinese traditional houses and a residence of the Ubud King. We will then continue to Tegenungan Waterfall, one of the most picturesque waterfalls in Bali, it also has easy access for a fun photo shoot experience. Return to hotel. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, we head to Jatiluwih for another cycling experience. Start the cycling tour in Jatiluwih, with a cycling time is about 1.5 - 2 hours. We will also get the chance to explore Jatiluwih Rice Terraces, one of the most famous rice fields in Bali Island, with vast rice paddies and beautiful views, it is located in the Sub District of Penebel, Tabanan Regency. Your guide will then bring you down hill to Megesta Village and finish at Penebel Traditional Market. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant before you are transferred to the hotel in Sanur for the night. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today, your day is free at leisure for you to relax and explore at your own pace. Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast, check out of the hotel before you are transferred to the Airport for your onward or return flight home. Meals: Breakfast
Tour Prices are per person twin share in Australian Dollars. Conditions apply and group tours are subject to change and availability. Prices are subject to currency fluctuations. (flt)
